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Medical marijuana a frequent target for criminals
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Patients, growers and clinics in some of the 14 states that allow m...
DATE: Mar 29, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other |
INTERVIEW-China battling with lifestyle-related diseases
HONG KONG, March 19 (Reuters) - Chronic diseases such as strokes, cancer, and respiratory and heart conditions are China's biggest health problem, the health minister said on Friday, urging cit...
Speeches covering the state of the economy, the environment, crime, tourism, race, education and health care were delivered outside the Cabinet Office by members of a new group yesterday.
Police estimated that about 70 people turned out to hear the s...
DATE: Mar 27, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Baltimore Blast and myself were on our way to Monterrey Mexico this week where we were scheduled to play the first leg of the semi-final play-offs last night.
The second leg is back in Baltimore on Monday.
We ended up in second place in the regular s...
Deputy Premier Paula Cox is no longer the obvious choice to succeed Premier Ewart Brown, according to International Business sources.
Backbencher Terry Lister is now seen as a credible alternative by the industry, which is said to have lost faith in ...
DATE: Mar 26, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
OVER the next week or so, Bermuda's cricketers will play in South Africa and Namibia, young sailors will compete in Uruguay and a strong squad of athletes will test themselves against the best of the Caribbean at the Carifta Games in Cayman Islands.
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The Bermuda Democratic Alliance (BDA) has unveiled its education platform — saying the Island's continued success depended on the effective education of young people.
At a press conference yesterday, Myron Piper, the BDA's education spokesman, cited ...
It's an organisation that has helped hundreds of students gain an insight into what is needed to get into university and it is about the embark on another round of workshops for young people.
But it needs to raise $15,000 and will today and tomorrow ...
Former Miss Teen Bermuda 2007 and former Berkeley head prefect Alexa Lightbourne was a volunteer with the Passports to College programme.
And although she volunteered, she said she still benefitted from the principles of the organisation and said the...
A new organisation aiming to give a voice to those unhappy with the way Bermuda is being run held its first event outside the Cabinet Office today.
Police estimated that about 70 people turned out to hear four speakers from Forum for Change, which is...
DATE: Mar 26, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
